Summit of the Old Gods

"You might be tall and dark-skinned, but... do you really not know how hot your figure is?"

"You're a girl, a girl!"

Chang Ying waved her hand dismissively, "Talk like that, we're all brothers~"

Lu Ran, "Brothers and still cheating me out of a pack of spicy sticks?"

Chang Ying immediately took offense, "Brothers cheating you?... No! How am I cheating you, that's my compensation!"

Lu Ran suddenly raised his hand, speaking softly, "Want some canned food?"

"Um." The girl pursed her lips, her gaze instantly drawn to the tomato sauce fish.

Lu Ran, "It's yours."

"Hehe~" Chang Ying chuckled, adopting a bashful facade, "This is really too kind."

The girl reached out and took the can, while Lu Ran seized the opportunity to escape from her grasp and weave through the crowd.

"By the way, Lu Ran!" Chang Ying suddenly remembered, watching Lu Ran's hurried retreat, "You still haven't told me... um."

Her words halted, and the once-noisy environment quieted down at her words.

Parents and students alike shifted their gaze to follow Chang Ying's direction.

"Where is he? Where's Lu Ran?"

"It's over, I just bad-mouthed him, did he hear all that?"

"Don't worry, bro, just a few days ago Lu Ran had a confrontation with the Prisoner Demon believers and nearly got expelled, he wouldn't dare to beat you up at school."

"..."

"Fear what, calling him an animal, who could score like that?"

"98 points, really shameless..."

Chang Ying mumbled through her mouthful of tomato sauce fish, "Lu Ran is not bad, don't talk nonsense about him... um, delicious~"

However, her voice was soft, seemingly not too keen on defending Lu Ran as she was more focused on the fish can.

The school gate was noisy, while inside the campus was much quieter.

Lu Ran hustled toward the academic building, drawing many glances his way.

Most of the students entering the school had seen the ranking list.

They knew that this Immortal Sheep believer had climbed to the top, surpassing all the powerful god believers.

It was like the world had been flipped upside down!

With every look he received, Lu Ran walked faster, his heart unable to contain his excitement.

"I've struck it rich..."

One assessment, and he had gained a whopping 20 Believer points?!

Felt like a dream.

The list for personal and team rankings from each assessment would be taken down after a few days, but the Believer points leaderboard wouldn't!

It kept accumulating, staying with Lu Ran through his entire Believer career.

The cutoff score for high school graduation was 320 Believer points.

You could only get your diploma and qualify for university if you had enough points.

In other words,

Lu Ran had covered the tip of the graduation score with just one beginner assessment.

He'd keep the title of "Immortal Sheep Believer" and stay at the top of the Believer points leaderboard until someone else surpassed him!

Feeling great~!

Lu Ran, secretly delighted, sprinted up to the third floor and darted into the classroom.

"Lu Ran is here!"

"Ran the man, what a hero! That settles it!"

"Here comes 98!"

Lu Ran, "..."

His team was number 98, he scored 98 points, and to top it off, in the sequence of godly beings, Lord Immortal Goat was also ranked 98th.

He could avoid people outside, but in his own class, there was no escape.

Lu Ran stopped by the podium, waving his hands modestly, "Oh man~ this blew up.

Don't ask, I don't even know where I lost those two points."

Suddenly, the noisy classroom fell silent.

Everyone stared at Lu Ran in confusion, having thought he was just going to be humble for a moment, but...

How could such words come out of your mouth?

You want a perfect score?

Even Ma Tianchuan has only a little over eighty points!

"Is that something a human says?"

"Kind of want to hit him."

"Kou Yingquan, where's Kou Yingquan? Get him, we'll back you up this time! Take him down!"

"This kid shouldn't be kept around..."

Jiang Ruyi still bore a gentle and calm demeanor in the fourth row, a smile on her face as she watched Lu Ran's antics.

Amidst the laughter, Kou Yingquan's snort was distinctly irritating, "Hmph, just dumb luck."

Instantly, all eyes turned to Kou Yingquan.

No matter what the other students said, whether it was envy or jealousy, they all wrapped it in a joking tone.

But Kou Yingquan was different.

The two already had a history, and as soon as he spoke, it was a whole other story.

The classroom went quiet, many waiting for the drama to unfold.

However, before the involved party could speak, Qian Hao from the front row leaped to his feet.

Qian Hao grabbed his chair and offered it up to Lu Ran on the podium.

Lu Ran: ???

Qian Hao, "Ran bro, don't just stand there, is this what you were missing?"

"Pfft... Hahahaha!"

"Hahaha, the chubby kid really knows how to fan the flames, hahaha!"

Kou Yingquan was even more infuriated, his face turning crimson, nearly spitting blood.

Lu Ran, annoyed, said, "Do you really want me expelled?"

Qian Hao chuckled, "Saw you were missing a weapon, that's all."

As for being helpful, Qian Hao was learning from Lu Ran.

Lu Ran declared, with his arms crossed in front of him making a large X, "No way!"

Qian Hao suddenly shivered.

For some reason, every time he heard those two words, he felt an urgent need to pee...

"Cough." Jiang Ruyi, always quiet, stood up from her seat.

Lu Ran turned to look, only to see the girl tilting her head slightly, gesturing toward the inner seat next to the wall.

Ever since their last conflict, Jiang Ruyi and Lu Ran had switched seats.

Now, Lu Ran sat inside, with Jiang Ruyi on the outer side, next to the aisle.

"Oh." Lu Ran stopped bantering with his classmates and made his way to his seat.

"Man, Jiang with those subtle moves."

"Why do I sense some sweetness here?"

"It looks like Lu Ran is behaving so well, cute, I want to..."

"You want an Evil Demon! Your home's been stolen by Ran Dog, and Jiang Ruyi's been... oh crap, the homeroom teacher is here."

"Tap, tap, tap."

The sound of high heels clicking on the floor grew louder and closer, the classroom quickly fell into silence.

What's that oppressive feeling?

Lu Ran darted about!

He almost broke his AB keys from spamming them, but still couldn't dodge.

Before Lu Ran could take his seat, a scolding voice came from the classroom door, "What a ruckus, like a fish market, did you all score well?"

Li Yanzhu stood with her arms crossed in front of her, eyeing a certain flustered individual, "Lu Ran!"

"Present!" Lu Ran stood up straight on reflex.

Li Yanzhu asked, "Did you do well?"

"I..." Lu Ran opened his mouth, really wanting to say his score wasn't bad.

But seeing his homeroom teacher's strict face, Lu Ran wasn't sure if saying so would be considered backtalk.

Li Yanzhu stepped up to the podium and changed her tone, "Indeed you scored pretty well."

Lu Ran: ???

Spanking kids on a rainy day, busy for the sake of being busy, right?

"But don't get arrogant," Li Yanzhu changed her tone again.

Lu Ran, "..."

Li Yanzhu placed her hands on the podium, her gaze sweeping over the students, "Was that thing you defeated an Evil Demon?

Those Evil Dogs were carefully selected by the military before being thrown at you. They don't even possess basic Evil Techniques, what else can they do besides biting?

You feel proud defeating such enemies, who have the gall for jokes and laughter?"

Li Yanzhu continued, "The full moon of the lunar month is coming, and your end-of-term grand test will be taking part in the defense of the city!

On a night of a full moon, the Evil Demons invading human society won't be pre-screened by the military anymore, don't you realize your predicament yet?

All giggling and laughing, do you want to die on the full moon?"